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Dec. 19, 1922. 1,438,956.

. L.1. G0LDBERG. I

MAT.

FILED JUNE 20,1922.

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Patentediec. 19, up

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h Louis J. Gonnnsdornnw vonk, N. Y.

MAT.

`application mea June 2o, `192e. serial No. 569,641.

To all whom/tracy concern.'

Be it known that I, Louis J. GOLDBERG, a

citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mats, of which` the following is a specification. y y

In carrying out the present invention it` is my purpose ,to provide a mat foruse on the running boards of motor vehicles, by means of which dirt may be removed from the shoes of persons entering ythe vehicle.

It is also my purpose to provide a mat of the class described which will embrace the l desired features of simplicity, eiiiciency andl durability, which may be readily and quickly attached to the running board and which will be constructed in such manneras toprevent a foot of a person stepping into the vehicle from striking the apron that usually extends from the body tothe running board. i

A further object of my invention is the provision of a mat with an opening in the center thereof in which a section bearing a letter or other indicia may be inserted and removed, and whereby such section may be securely and effectively held in place.`

With the above recited objects in view, and others of a like nature, the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims. In the accompanying drawings: i Figure l iS a plan view of a mat constructed in accordance with my invention. i Figure 2 is a sectional viewon the'line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1. y 4o Referring now to the drawings in detail, 1 designates a mat preferably constructed of metal and substantially rectangular inoutline, as clearly shown in Figure l of the drawings. This mat at the respective corners thereof is formed with openings 2 through which screws or other fastening devices may pass in order to secure the mat to the running board of the vehicle. The inner edge of the mat, that is, the edge adjacent to the apron,

is formed with an upwardly extending outwardly curved flange 3 that acts to protect r the apron from contact with the foot of the person stepping into the vehicle.

In` accordance with myinvention the cenH 4ter of the mat is formed'with a substantiallyv diamond-shaped opening 4l having its longest dimension, in the present instance, extending longitudinally of the `mat and a charter dimension `extending across the mat, as shown in` Figure l. The under surface ofthe mat contiguous to the wallsv of the diamond-like opening l is rabbeted, as at 5, and seated n the rabbeted portion 5 are edgesof a diamond-shaped section Gbearing a letter 7 or other indicia. removable section 6 is of lessthickness than This the thickness of the kbody of the mat l, so that f the lower surface of the initial bearing secu. r

tion will be Hush with the under suyface of the mat l, as shown iny Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings, thereby enabling the section -6 to `be maintained in proper position inthe openingjl by the fastening devices that hold the matto the running board.

" In practice, the upper surface kof the mat l is roughened, as at 8, so as to present a cleaningsurface, andthe body of the mat l may be composed of metal or other material, while the removable section 6 may ralso beformed of a desired material andy suitably ornamented, if desired.

`W'hile I have herein shown and described one preferred form of my invention by way of illustration, I wish it to be understood j etc. It is, of course, understood that the removable section may be equippedwith the names of cars, insignias, designs or any other indicia.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, is

A mat for the running boards of motor vehicles, comprising a body portion formed with an `opening'at its center, and having its under surface rabbeted continuously to the *walls `of said ,openingand aremovable section inthe opening having its edges seated l in the rabbeted portions of the body and of roo al thickness less than the corresponding dthe last; named surface oi" the removable Sem .rnension of the body whereby the lower Surtion having Suitable indicia formed eenipraily face of the vremovable section will ie flush thereon, the upper surface of this indicia l0 with the Corresponding surface of the body being flush with the upper Surface of the of the met and whereby the' upper `surface Ina-*0. i

of the removable section will lie beneeti the In `teetinlonu'vwhereof I affix my signature. corresponding surface of the bodyof the mat, LOUIS J. GOLDBERG. 

